What's New
GEOInformatics Praises ArcGIS Desktop
See why ArcGIS Desktop [PDF] is key to working with spatial data content and designing workflows in the age of the GeoWeb.
What's New in 9.3.1
Take a look at the new features and tools you can use with ArcGIS Desktop 9.3.1.
Customer Success Stories
These stories illustrate how ArcGIS 3D Analyst is used for 3D visualization and analysis to help you understand the geographic context of data, make better decisions, and solve problems faster.
Business Solutions
- Create 3D buildings in SketchUp and position them in ArcScene [PDF]
ArcUser, Oct.–Dec. 2007
Cartography
- Making Geographic Data and Maps Accessible to Museum Visitors [PDF]
National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., USA - Visualizing Integrated Three-Dimensional Datasets [PDF]
ArcUser, Jan.–Mar. 2007 - Three-dimensional GIS improves communication
ArcUser, Jan.–Mar. 2007
Defense and Intelligence
- Defining Soil Remediation Scope and Budget with GIS
Badger Army Ammunition Plant, Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA
Education
- Using GIS to Understand Spatial Patterns of Dance
Department of Geography, The Ohio State University, USA - Virtual Campus 101: A Primer for Creating 3D Models in ArcScene
C.W. Post College, Long Island University, Brookville, New York, USA - Immersive Visualization System Promotes Sense of "Being There"
Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, USA
Government
- City of Davenport Uses 3D Visualization to Prepare for Flooding [PDF]
City of Davenport, Iowa, USA - Maintaining Accurate Data during Brownfield Site Redevelopment Excavation
The City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA - Urban Modeling with ArcGIS 3D Analyst and SketchUp
Florida Atlantic University, USA
Health and Human Services
- GIS Reveals the Ups and Downs of the Boston Marathon in 3D
ArcNews, Fall 2005
Natural Resources
- Crater Lake Revealed with ArcGIS 3D Analyst
ArcUser, Apr.–Jun. 2004 - Amongst the Icebergs, GIS Innovation Aids Antarctic Research
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand - Mapping Benthic Habitats; The Marine GIS Challenge
ArcNews, Spring 2005 - Virtually Visiting a Remote Park
National Park Service, USA - Supporting Island Land Conservation
Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico
Utilities
- Minimizing Avian Mortality in Siting Wind Turbines with GIS
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, USA
Orientation of digital elevation models to northwest and southwest winds created with ArcGIS 3D Analyst is used to show bird, wind direction, and contour relationships.
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